What are Highrises?
In Toronto, as is the case in many urban cities, living in a highrise (or as my 6 year old says “living in a box in the sky”) is a common situation for many families. With larger populations, it is infeasible to distribute people horizontally while still maintaining proximity to the city centre, and therefore highrises provide housing in prime locations by distributing living spaces vertically. They allow the same proximities to various areas of the city core, with modest but adequate space, at a relatively inexpensive price range.